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  • Methin Around- Zhenli ye Gon
    2025/10/31

    This week we discuss Chinese-Mexican businessman Zhenli ye Gon, who operated one of the largest drug manufacturing plants in Mexico. The only problem is that the drugs he was manufacturing were less than legal. Join us on the journey that pseudoephedrine took from China, to Mexico, to the meth pipes of America all transported in Zhenli's back seat

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    31 分
  • Forging Ahead- Wolfgang Beltracchi
    2025/10/24

    This week we discuss master art forger Wolfgang Beltracchi, who created paintings to fill the holes of lost work by great artists. Holes that had largely been left after the Nazis destroyed many pieces of artwork during WWII. Find out if he was a genius, or just an egotist, on this week's episode.

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    48 分
  • The Bull is Raging- Harshad Mehta
    2025/10/17

    This week we discuss one of the craziest stock market manipulations in history. This time we travel to India where Harshad Mehta is the king of the world in the early 90's, and he is trading at ridiculous volumes and has a stranglehold on the market. But his methods are not just unconventional, they're illegal. Listen to discover how it all unfolded.

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    33 分
  • Going, Going...Con!- Mastro Auctions
    2025/10/10

    This week we discuss Bill Mastro, who helped build the multi-million dollar industry of sports memorabilia trading with his auction site Mastro Auctions. However, he also helped to build the massive corruption that lurked behind these sites by cheating the buyers and hawking fake merchandise before eventually striking out.

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    44 分
  • Malpractice Makes Perfect
    2025/10/03

    This week we give you vignettes of healthcare fraud that was uncovered in a sweeping shift by the DOJ to root out these kinds of scams earlier this year. Join as as we discuss unnecessary skin grafts, improper billing codes and so many more things that I swear are more interesting than they sound.

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    30 分
  • The Forgotten Watergate- The Teapot Dome Scandal
    2025/09/26

    This week we dive into the backstory of one of the lesser talked about US presidents Warren G Harding. We talk about his humble beginnings in journalism, his rise to the presidency, and the scandals that left his legacy tarnished including what was widely considered the worst US political corruption scandal... that is until Richard Nixon set the bar even higher.

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    51 分
  • Fantasies for Sale- Jean Palfrey
    2025/09/19

    This week we discuss the madam at the center of a prostitution ring that serviced the most powerful men of Washington D.C. Learn Jean Palfrey's story about how she built an escort service that prided itself on fulfilling fantasies, and how she was maybe unfairly targeted when the ivory tower dwellers her service catered to got jumpy.

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    44 分
  • Not So Bulletproof- David H Brooks
    2025/09/12

    We are so back baby! Did you miss us? We know you did. But life trudges, and one of our hosts moved multiple states so our hiatus between seasons was a little longer than we hoped. Oops. But to make it up to you we have our Season 20 finale all about one of the largest douche bags to profit off of the fallout of 9/11 David H Brooks. Who milked PointBlank Industries, a company who exclusively made bulletproof vests for the armed forces and police, for millions of dollars to personally enrich himself. Come hate him together with us and we can now all do it virtually!

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    54 分